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Alexander Vampilov

1937 - 1972

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Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov (Russian: Александр Валентинович Вампилов; 19 August 1937 – 17 August 1972) was a Soviet playwright. His play The Elder Son was first performed in 1969, and became a national success two years later. Many of his plays have been filmed or televised in Russia. His four full-length plays were translated into English and Duck Hunting was performed in London and Washington DC (Arena Stage). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Vampilov is the 4,959th most popular writer (down from 4,958th in 2019), the 1,816th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,848th in 2019) and the 227th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Vampilov ranks 4,959 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugippius, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, Miles Franklin, W. W. Jacobs, Choʻlpon, and Ajdar Ismailov. After him are Justine Musk, Juan de Mena, Feodor Gladkov, Boris Vasilyev, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, and Olavo Bilac.

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Among people born in 1937, Alexander Vampilov ranks 385. Before him are Brian Redman, Hans Nowak, Ezio Pascutti, Karol J. Bobko, George Chuvalo, and Valeri Popenchenko. After him are Yehoshua Kenaz, Prosper Avril, Eric Arturo Delvalle, Kader Khan, Margaret O'Brien, and Wilbur Ross. Among people deceased in 1972, Alexander Vampilov ranks 193. Before him are He Xiangning, Aharon Katzir, Armandinho, Arthur Russell, Edward Cook, and Juan Manuel Gálvez. After him are Jamini Roy, Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Edmund Wilson, Louella Parsons, and Sven Markelius.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Vampilov ranks 1,816 out of 3,761. Before him are Isabella Bashmakova (1921), Dmitry Glukhovsky (1979), Viktor Kosichkin (1938), Dima Bilan (1981), Valeri Popenchenko (1937), and Valeri Zolotukhin (1941). After him are Igor Ilyinsky (1901), Feodor Gladkov (1883), Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900), Boris Vasilyev (1924), Vladimir Solovyov (1963), and Zoya Fyodorova (1909).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Alexander Vampilov ranks 227. Before him are Yuri Vizbor (1934), Igor Severyanin (1887), Yuri Nagibin (1920), Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov (1900), Mark Dvoretsky (1947), and Dmitry Glukhovsky (1979). After him are Feodor Gladkov (1883), Boris Vasilyev (1924), Nikolai Tikhonov (1896), Dmitry Furmanov (1891), Vladimir Makanin (1937), and M. Ageyev (1898).

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